Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 140 Ancient Celestial Beasts

The first to show surprise was Chen Ru, who was sitting next to him. Naturally, this woman did not need the Golden Source Pearl, because she possessed the Light Spirit Root and could cultivate the Five Elements Magic. This Golden Source Pearl was not even a chicken rib to her.

Chen Ru doesn't need this item because her aptitude is too good, but Du Fan doesn't seem to need it either... Thinking of this, a strange look appeared on the woman's face, but she was just thinking about it. Given her personality, she would never say such hurtful words.

Hua Mo's eyes flashed on the stage. He naturally knew that it was Du Fan who had just made the bid. He then glanced at Huang Mingcong casually, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Huang Mingcong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then flew into a rage, stood up abruptly, turned to look at Du Fan, and his gaze was icy cold.

"May I ask how this fellow Daoist is addressed?" Huang Mingcong's eyes flashed with a cold light as he cupped his hands to Du Fan and said in a deep voice.

"I am just an unknown person, and even if I told you, Fellow Daoist Huang, you wouldn't know me. This is not the place for pleasantries. I think you should focus on the auction first," Du Fan said calmly, frowning slightly.

"Good, good, very good! Two thousand spirit stones!" Huang Mingcong glared fiercely at Du Fan, his face ashen. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and made another bid.

"Two thousand one," Du Fan said calmly.

"Are you deliberately trying to oppose the Huang family?" Huang Mingcong, unable to contain himself any longer, suddenly roared.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, this is the auction venue of the Seven Star Merchant Alliance, not your Huang family's. When auctioning items here, the highest bidder wins. You're talking too much nonsense." Du Fan was also annoyed. This Huang family member was far too arrogant.

"What did you say! Who do you think you are, daring to talk to me like that? Do you believe that with just one word from me, you're dead!" Huang Mingcong roared, a strong killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ru, who had been smiling, couldn't help but let a cold glint flash across her pretty face as she stared at Huang Mingcong with murderous intent in her eyes.

Hua Mo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his fists clenched tightly. The two Foundation Establishment men beside him changed their expressions drastically and stood up abruptly. However, before the three of them could make a move, Du Fan's seemingly casual gaze swept over them, and he shook his head slightly, preventing the three of them from making a move immediately.

Du Fan had already scanned the other party with his divine sense. He knew that the other party was just like him, a cultivator at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage. He didn't need anyone's help and killing him would not be difficult. If they were outside, Du Fan would definitely not mind taking action against this ignorant Huang Mingcong.

As for concerns about this person's identity, that's a joke to Du Fan.

However, he is now in the Seven Star Merchant Alliance. No matter how powerful the alliance is, in the end, it is still a business. Businessmen make money by being harmonious.

If the old man offended the Huang family because of Du Fan, Du Fan wouldn't be in a big deal; he would simply leave as soon as the auction ended.

However, it brought some trouble to the Seven Stars Business Alliance. Even though the alliance was fearless, it still lost a powerful potential customer.

Hua Mo and the other two naturally understood Du Fan's meaning, and looked at him with respect.

"Are you going to raise the price again?" Du Fan glanced at the man and said slowly.

"Two thousand two! If you offer more, I'll let you have it. However, I'm afraid you might have the life to buy it, but not the life to..."

"Two thousand three." Before Huang Mingcong could finish his threatening words, Du Fan spoke directly, his expression extremely calm. He simply couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to this person.

However, Huang Congming's face was covered with frost. He suddenly flicked his sleeve, took out a jade slip, crushed it, looked at Du Fan, a sinister glint flashed in his eyes, and after a cold laugh, he sat down without saying another word.

"Who is this person? How dare he challenge the Huang family..."

"He must be someone from a powerful force, otherwise he would never have done this."

"I guess this person is also from one of the twelve great families, but he may not be stronger than the Huang family. After all, the Huang family is one of the top five among the twelve great families."

"Regardless, this person is probably in for a lot of trouble..."

Whispers immediately filled the hall as people looked at Du Fan and Huang Mingcong with varying expressions, though most wore smiles and watched with amusement.

"Two thousand three hundred once, two thousand three hundred twice, two thousand three hundred three times, deal."

This time, Hua Mo didn't waste any words and quickly confirmed the auction with a calm face.

Then the woman on the stage slowly walked up to Du Fan. She did not know Du Fan's identity, but gave him a polite bow before exchanging spirit stones with him.

After obtaining the Golden Source Pearl, Du Fan played with it briefly before putting it away. This wasn't the place to study it; he would have plenty of time to research it back home.

The appearance of the Golden Source Pearl was just a minor climax; most of the items auctioned off afterward were ordinary.

Of course, this "ordinary" is only relative. Apart from a few people like Du Fan and Huang Mingcong, everyone else is very envious. These people have all gone through fierce competition to finally get what they need.

During this time, neither Du Fan, Chen Ru, nor Huang Mingcong spoke, as if they had no interest in the auction items. It wasn't until two hours later that the auction was nearing its end.

At this moment, a beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous clothes walked onto the stage, carrying a cage about a foot long and wide, but it was covered with a black cloth, so that no one could see what was inside.

The beautiful woman gently placed the cage on the display stand, then stepped back two steps and stood respectfully with her hands clasped.

Hua Mo and the two Foundation Establishment masters beside him stood up together, their expressions becoming more solemn.

"Fellow Daoists, this is the last item to be auctioned in this auction."

This item was originally intended for the mid-level auction, but it's somewhat special. After being appraised by the elder presiding over this branch alliance, it was ultimately decided to make it the grand finale item of this auction. It's a magical beast.

Hua Mo glanced at the cage on the display stand and said in a strong voice.

He paused, then flicked his sleeve, causing the black cloth covering the cage to flutter up, revealing a snow-white fox cub inside.

This little fox is pure white, about the size of a palm, and extremely cute.

At this moment, there was a yellow talisman on its body, which should have some kind of weakening effect, making the little fox listless and lethargic, just lying there lazily and motionless.

Only a pair of endearing little eyes occasionally darted around, looking somewhat aggrieved, with a hint of human-like sadness in them.

All the cultivators in the arena turned their gazes to the little fox, but they couldn't immediately discern any other unique use this fox might have besides being cute.

Huang Mingcong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his expression as he looked at the little fox showed a hint of surprise and uncertainty.

Chen Ru's beautiful eyes lit up, and a gentle smile suddenly appeared on her face. She seemed very interested in the little fox. It wasn't that she admired the magical beast's abilities, but simply that she loved small animals.

Du Fan was initially indifferent, but when he noticed the change in the goddess's expression, he made a decision: since Chen Ru liked it, he would buy it and give it to her.

Du Fan always felt indebted to Chen Ru for everything that happened in Hundred Flowers Valley, especially after their night together. He wouldn't miss any opportunity to make amends.

"Senior Hua, this magical beast seems to be only level one. Perhaps I am blind and cannot see its extraordinary nature."

"Senior Hua, I have done some research on magical beasts. I wonder if this magical beast is the Snow Fox. Forgive my bluntness, but if so, the Snow Fox is just a very ordinary magical beast. Not only does it advance slowly, but it also does not have any special talents."

"That's right, I can confirm that this is just an ordinary magical beast. Why has it received such high praise from your alliance?"

After a moment of silence, people in the auction hall immediately stood up, clasped their hands in a bow to the stage, and then spoke one after another, their faces showing doubt.

Hua Mo glanced around the room, smiled slightly, and said noncommittally, "Since you fellow cultivators are so knowledgeable about magical beasts, may I ask, have you ever heard of the Thousand-Tailed Fox?"

"Thousand-tailed fox? Senior Hua, are you referring to the Thousand-tailed fox clan in the Dark Forest?" A young man in black robes suddenly asked.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, you are only a Qi Refining stage cultivator, yet you know about the Dark Forest. That's quite remarkable. However, the Thousand-Tailed Fox Clan of the Dark Forest does not represent the Thousand-Tailed Foxes."

Hua Mo stroked his beard and said meaningfully.

"Ah! Could it be that you are referring to the ancient mythical beast, the Thousand-Tailed Fox?" Another middle-aged man suddenly stood up, his eyes wide, and asked excitedly.

"This fellow Daoist seems to know quite a lot. That's right, this snow fox does indeed possess a trace of the bloodline of the ancient immortal beast, the Thousand-Tailed Fox."

Although it's unknown how many generations removed it is from a true Thousand-Tailed Fox, and how diluted its bloodline has become, after multiple rounds of authentication by our alliance's beast-taming masters, it's definitely not wrong.

Upon hearing this, Hua Mo's eyes showed a hint of surprise, then he nodded and slowly said.

"May I ask, Senior Hua, does this snow fox possess some of the legendary Thousand-Tailed Fox's innate abilities?" A petite woman, breathing heavily, bowed slightly to the old man and asked urgently.

"Some innate abilities! Fellow Daoist, are you joking? Even if this beast only inherited one of the Thousand-Tailed Fox's talents, do you think it would be put up for auction here?"

Hua Mo immediately glared at the woman and said irritably, then paused, his expression turning serious, and continued:

"Let me be frank, this snow fox, which possesses a trace of the bloodline of the ancient immortal beast Thousand-Tailed Fox, is currently only at level one, equivalent to about the second level of the Qi Refining stage for human cultivators. Furthermore, it does not possess any innate supernatural abilities, and its physical physique is not particularly remarkable."

However, the value of this snow fox lies in its nurturing. If it is nurtured with rare and precious materials and can advance in rank, it is not impossible that during the advancement process, its bloodline power will be activated, thereby giving rise to one or two talents of a thousand-tailed fox.